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    Trouble Sexing Chicks

    That is what I was thinking, too. The barred chick is why I originally wondered about the possibility of sexlinks. But based on the pictures, I can't be sure whether the rooster has barring or not (I'm leaning toward not, but given the amount of white on him, I am really not sure of that.) And...
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    My Crocus-Fowl Landrace project moving forward

    I hope that means you thought better of the idea, but I'm worried that you may have punched the wall and now have an injured hand! When I get mentally stuck on things, it helps if I find something else where I can make visible progress, especially if it's physically tiring. It helps even more...
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    Trouble Sexing Chicks

    Pretty rooster! I don't think his rooster's color will let us be sure of the sex of any of the chicks. It's handy when chicks do happen to be sexlinks, but of course non-sexlinks are more common.
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    17th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

    That is what I assumed, too. I'm also on that list, despite not having any eggs involved. But I did post somewhere in this thread.
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    OEGB Fawn Silver Duckwing X Black, BB Red

    I think the most likely colors would be black (about half of chicks) and solid fawn (the other half of the chicks.) There are other possibilities, depending on what other color genes the hens may be carrying, but I do not have any good way to predict those. All of the chicks have a chance of...
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    Looking to buy Silverudd Blues/Isbars and Americaunas from in CT

    It is not a good idea to list your age on a public forum. There should be an "edit" button at the bottom of your post, so you can go change it. The button usually disappears about 24 hours after you made the post.
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    Roo got attacked in coop, bleeding, help!

    I'm glad to hear he's doing so well!
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    How to portion when processing?

    You can portion it at any point. You could also do some each way, to help you decide which way you prefer for the future. Some people freeze the meat, then thaw each package a few days before they intend to cook it, and let it sit in the fridge until the rigor mortis passes. If you cut the...
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    Sourdough Hens

    I have found a page stating that both Mh (Mahogany) and Di were found in some Buff Minorcas https://kippenjungle.nl/chickengenetics/mutations1.html Di and ig are two different genes that dilute gold to a cream/lemon color. I do not know if they react differently to Mahogany. The chicken...
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    Roo got attacked in coop, bleeding, help!

    Glad to hear he's doing well! I have no actual experience here, but that would be my guess.
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    Longterm Crossbreeding Project of Brahma, Polish, Silkie, Ayam Cemani, Araucana and Malay

    Definitely a puzzle. For now, the only thing I can think of is to see if things become clearer as the chick grows. And later, consider test-mating. Silver is sex-linked, the various dilutions of gold are not. The easiest test mating would be if the maybe-silver one turns out to be female...
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    Breeding barbu de watermael

    :lau Barbu (bearded) chicken, de (from) Watermael (a place in Belgium) Similar to Barbu d'Anvers, which is a bearded chicken from Anvers (but often called d'Anvers, leaving off the "Barbu")
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    Longterm Crossbreeding Project of Brahma, Polish, Silkie, Ayam Cemani, Araucana and Malay

    Huh. Yes, I guess either you are incredibly likely with the genetic odds, or else it really is not silver on the current puzzling chick: it could possible be a light shade of "gold." For the 6 chicks with the Partridge Silkie, you say no leakage or brown leakage. How many each way? The ones...
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    Temp./Humid. Ranges for specific breeds

    :thumbsup Definitely true!
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    Temp./Humid. Ranges for specific breeds

    Personally, I candle every egg before it goes into the incubator. This is to check for cracks or anything else that may be wrong. If I am going to discard the egg, I might as well do that right away, rather than have it sit in the incubator and maybe rot. Sometime between day 4 and 7 I...
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    Longterm Crossbreeding Project of Brahma, Polish, Silkie, Ayam Cemani, Araucana and Malay

    If the mother is a Golden Laced Polish, she cannot give silver to her chicks. That does look like silver to me, so presumably it comes from the father. Given that I see gold on one chick and silver on another, if they have the same father, I think he must be heterozygous gold/silver. If he was...
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    No such thing as too many chickens lOL

    That link isn't working right for me. It's only going to the "articles" page, not to the specific article. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/wry-neck-causes-treatment-and-prevention.67732/ Maybe this one will work?
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    Roo got attacked in coop, bleeding, help!

    As long as he can see and breathe, the blood is not really going to hurt him. And while he is separated from the rest, they cannot peck it either. If you can stand to leave him alone, he will probably look much better in a few days. Much of the blood will either come off on its own, or he will...
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    Hypothetical Question

    If you want to, you can breed a bantam rooster to a full-sized hen. Chicks will probably grow up to be medium in size. Females from that can be crossed to a bantam rooster, and some of the next generation should be smaller. Of course you will have bantam-sized chickens faster by just breeding...
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    Unexpected chick colors

    Huh. I'm thinking the stripes on the back show that you've got two Malines (male & female) that are carrying some e-locus gene that is not Extended Black. The light head dot sure looks like a backwards version of the common "chipmunk" head marking (which is usually dark on light), but I think it...
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